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Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former President Donald Trump, was disbarred Tuesday in New York for his repeated false statements about election fraud in 2020—as the once-prominent Republican politician faces civil and criminal accusations for his actions after the 2020 race.

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CRUCIAL QUOTE
"The seriousness of respondent's misconduct cannot be overstated," the appeals court wrote in its decision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Whether D.C. follows suit and disbars Giuliani. In May, the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility recommended Giuliani be disbarred for weaponizing his law license in an attempt to undermine the election. The final decision will now be made by a D.C. appeals court, though a date has not been set.

KEY BACKGROUND
Giuliani was one of Trump's main mouthpieces to spread rumors of election fraud after the 2020 election in which Trump lost to President Joe Biden. He repeatedly made unproven claims about fraud, said the election was stolen from Trump and filed suit in Pennsylvania alleging Democrats in the state participated in a nationwide conspiracy to help Biden win the election. Giuliani also faced repercussions for his support of Trump's 2020 claims when he was sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, two voting machine companies, and was ordered to pay $148 million in damages to election workers in Georgia he falsely accused of election fraud. Giuliani declared bankruptcy shortly after that ruling.




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CRUCIAL QUOTE
"The seriousness of respondent's misconduct cannot be overstated," the appeals court wrote in its decision.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Whether D.C. follows suit and disbars Giuliani. In May, the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility recommended Giuliani be disbarred for weaponizing his law license in an attempt to undermine the election. The final decision will now be made by a D.C. appeals court, though a date has not been set.

KEY BACKGROUND
Giuliani was one of Trump's main mouthpieces to spread rumors of election fraud after the 2020 election in which Trump lost to President Joe Biden. He repeatedly made unproven claims about fraud, said the election was stolen from Trump and filed suit in Pennsylvania alleging Democrats in the state participated in a nationwide conspiracy to help Biden win the election. Giuliani also faced repercussions for his support of Trump's 2020 claims when he was sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, two voting machine companies, and was ordered to pay $148 million in damages to election workers in Georgia he falsely accused of election fraud. Giuliani declared bankruptcy shortly after that ruling.